How often do you ride to work?

[salsabike]

Never, because my work site is 26 miles away. Wish I could.

[jezbael]

I work in 5 different places throughout the week... a couple just a few km's from home, and one 12.5 km's from home. When I first bought my "real" bike a few years ago, my goal that summer was to try commuting to my far workplace at least once. For me, that was the longest solo ride I'd ever done. Sometimes psychological barriers are harder to overcome than physical ones! So, my tips:

- believe in yourself
- give yourself way more time than you think you would need, so you aren't anxious about being late
- use panniers: you can pack way more and they feel way less cumbersome than something on your body
- graciously accept all the shocked compliments from your coworkers who would never do it themselves

[tulip]

I work from home, and have for the last three years. Before that, however, I commuted by bike 14 miles each way year round, three times per week. So I put that as my answer to your poll.

I may begin to work from an office again, and I will only consider positions that are accessible by bike. By accessible, I mean distance and safety. There are often alternate routes to the ones people typically drive; it just takes some time to figure them out. And those alternate routes may be slightly longer in distance than the car routes. I always found that figuring out bike route options was a great way to learn the city.

[jdubble]

It's only a 2.5 mile bike ride, so I pretty much ride every time I go to work, but I only work part time (2 days a week). So I put several times a week.

No tips. My commute is short enough that it doesn't warrant any special gear or clothes, other than rain pants if it's really coming down.